Writing A Quality Topic Page
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Mahalo has strict standards for quality and presentation. Each guide should expect to have several pages scored each week. The scores will be accompanied by feedback, explaining any areas that were not in line with standards. In some cases, the feedback will ask the guide to update the page and resubmit it for review. All of the standards are outlined in detail on the page entitled How to Write a Mahalo Page. If you are looking for examples of a good page to use as an outline, a listing may be found on Mahalo Gold Standard Pages. QC scores are on a scale from 0-10, with 10 representing the perfect Mahalo page and 0 representing a blank Mahalo page. Here are some guidelines on how to interpret your scores:10: Perfect page. These will be very rare. 9 - 9. 5: Excellent page.
- 1.Mahalo topic pages must contain a minimum of
- A.
100 words
- B.
200 words
- C.
300 words
- D.
400 words
- E.
500 words
- 2.A page's word count does not include
- A.
Image description
- B.
Video description
- C.
List sections
- D.
Fast Facts
- 3.Citations are necessary to substantiate
- A.
Dates
- B.
Data and statistics
- C.
Legal, financial and medical statements
- D.
Quotes
- E.
All of the above
- 4.Words representative of biased writing that should never be used on a Mahalo topic page include
- A.
Great
- B.
Easy
- C.
Popular
- D.
Unique
- 5.Padding and filler are to be avoided in all Mahalo pages. Examples of padded writing include:
- A.
Repeating the same phrase or similar phrases
- B.
Making obvious statements
- C.
Talking around an issue
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 6.When writing a Mahalo page, it is important not to
- A.
Be helpful
- B.
Be specific
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Answer who, what, where, when, why, how
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Be vague and misleading
- E.
All of the above
- 7.Include between 3 and 8 categories on all Mahalo pages
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.The following Inlinking Errors will detract from the QC score of a page
- A.
Too many inlinks
- B.
Having less than one inlink per 100 words
- C.
Inlinking to nonexistent pages
- D.
Inlinking to unrelated dates and places
- E.
All of the above
- 9.Each Mahalo page must have a minimum of the following number of Related Mahalo Pages listed in the sidebar.
- A.
0
- B.
5
- C.
10
- D.
15
- E.
20
- 10.Every page on Mahalo should include an image search in the link section with an appropriate image pinned in the first available spot.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.A common formatting error is subsections in the content area without titles.
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True
- B.
False
- 12.Featured Video descriptions need to have a minimum of
- A.
10 words
- B.
25 words
- C.
50 words
- D.
75 words
- E.
100 words
- 13.Facts that are common knowledge require citations.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.The following pages require a disclaimer in the sidebar
- A.
Legal
- B.
Medical
- C.
Financial
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 15.Having fewer than 5 Fast Facts on a topic page is considered a general formatting error.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.If you cannot find a featured video specific to your page topic, you should
- A.
Not add a video
- B.
Remove the featured video section
- C.
Use a general video that includes information about the topic
- D.
Add an image in the featured object section
- E.
None of the above
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